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Patented ct. 20, 19225t UNITED STATES .P AT E N T BERNARD J. ASSENDRUP,OF TWIN FALLS,` IDAHO.

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Application 'filed March I0, 1G23. SeriatNo. 824,289.

To all whom t may concern'.-

` Beit known that 1,' BERNARD J. Assnir nii'UP,v a citizen ofjthelUnited Statesgresidl ing at Twin Falls, in the county of'Twin otherfeatures of construction and iii the combination and arrai'igement oftheseveral parts, tobe hereinafter fully described, il lustrated in theaccompanying drawings and specifically pointed ont `in the appendedclaim.

In describing my invention in detail7 reference will be had ftotheaccompanying drawings 'wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure lis a side view of one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal 'sectional view through Figure l.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view thereof.

Figure 4t is a horizontal sectional view through the body.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view showing the means for connecting oneof the drive wheels with its axle.

Figure 6 is a sectional view through 6 6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a side view of a modification.

Figure 8 is a plan view of this modiiication.

Figure 9 is a detail sectional view showing another method of connectinga wheel with its shaft.

Figure l0 is a side view with parts in section of another modification.

Figure ll is an end view of Figure 10.

Figure l2 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 12-12 of Figure 11.

Referring to Figures l to 6 which show the first form of the invention lindicates a frame which is supported by the wheels 2 which are carriedby the axles 3. A hous ing i is supported by the frame and a horizontalshaft 5 is rotatably mounted in the housing and is connected with therear axle by'means ofthe chain 6 and the sprockets? f so that said shaftwill be rotated when the device ispu'lled along. `Ayvertical shaft 8'has its lower part passing into fthelhousing where it is rotatablysupported by lthe' bracket 9. This shaft is connected with the shaft 5bythe bevel gears l0' and the upper end of said `shaft has connected`therewith the baskets or cars 1l which arevsupportecvi` by the arms l2pivotally connected `to sleeve 13 -which is connected"withthe upper endof the shaft, the arms being provided with braces la which are pivotedto a `sleevey l5 slidablyv mounted -on the shaft. Thus wlien'the 'shaftis rotatedthe baskets or 'cars' will swing outwardly and'upwardly soaslto give the effect of a merry-go-round. A see-y saw 16 is pivoted tothe bracket 9 and is con? iiected by 4the link `17I with the eccentric18' on the shaft 5 so that `tlie1-seesawV will be rocked when the shaft5 is rotated. Figures 19 aie connected'withlthe vends of the seesaw andare arranged to appearanddisap pear throughopeningsv20 formed inthe topof the housing. Ainusioaldeviee 21 is supported in the housing and thisdevice is actuated from the shaft 5 through the chain and sprockets,indicated generally at 22.

I prefer to connect the rear wheels with the rear shaft by the ratchetmechanism 23 so that the wheels will rotate the shaft when the device ispulled forwardly but will not move the shaft when the device is backedor is moved in an opposite direction. This ratchet mechanism alsoinsures the wheels rotating the shaft and prevents them from slippingthereon.

From the above it will be seen that as the wagon or device is drawnalong a surface the parts will be actuated so that the merry-go-roundwill revolve and the figures on the seesaw will appear and disappearthrough the openings in the housing and the musical device will besounded.

In the modification shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9, the rear shaft isconnected by a belt or chain with a pair of shafts 24 which arerotatably supported by the brackets 25 upon the bottom of the device.These shafts are each provided with a pair of cranks 26 which areconnected by the rods 27 with the vertically arranged shafts 2S whichare slidably mounted in the housing and whifzh have figures 29 at theirupper ends which are arranged to appear disappear llO through theopenings made in the top of the housing. In this arrangement as thecrank shafts are rotated through the movement of the device the rods 28will be reciprocated, thus causing the figures at the upper ends thereofto pass through the openings in the housing and then move downwardlyinto the housing again.

In this modification the rear Wheels are connected with the rear shaftby means of the hubs 30 being forced over the spindles 3l which arerotatably mounted in the frame and through which the ends of the axlespass.

In the form shown in Figures l0, ll and l2 the frame is made fiat andcarries the rings 32 upon which the base 33 of a circular frame 34rests. The frame is provided with a conical part 35 and the entiredevice including the base, the frame and the top is rotated upon therings by means of the shaft 36 which is geared to the rear axle and to apart of the base. Bent fingers 37 are placed on a part of the frame 34and these fingers are arranged to engage a comb 38 which is supported byan uprig it 39 so that the lingers passing over the teeth of .the combWill produce a musical sound as the device is rotated by the toy beingpulled along a surface.

henever necessary I may place sand or the like in the body of thedevice, as shown at 40, so as to add Weight to prevent the rear Wheelsfrom dragging and not rotating.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

IVhat I claim is A toy of the class described comprising a Wheeledframe, a housing thereon having openings in its top, a horizontal shaftjournaled in the housing, means for driving said shaft from one of theWheels of the frame, a vertically arranged shaft passing through the topof the housing, gears connecting the same With the horizontal shaft,arms pivotally connected with the top of the vertical shaft, basketsconnected with the lower ends of the arms, a collar slidably mounted onthe vertical shaft, links pivoted to the collar and to the arms, ahanger in the housing, a see-saw pivoted to the hanger, an eccentric onthe horizontal shaft, a link connected with the eccentric strap and withthe see-saw, figures carried by the see-saw and adapted to appear anddisappear through the openings in the top of the housing when thesee-saw is actuated, a musical device and means for actuating the samcfrom the horizontal shaft.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

BERNARD J. ASSENDRUP.

